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Find Label in Name issues in every scan with Axe-core 4.14.0

Wilco Fiers
October 22, 2026 By Wilco Fiers

With our latest update, when you scan with Axe-core 4.14.0, you’ll now get a result for any control whose accessible name doesn't contain its visible label. This Axe-core release also speeds up scans, makes fix instructions clearer, and begins support for EN 301 549 v4.1.1, the pending update to the European Union’s (EU) harmonized standard for accessibility requirements.

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Pass and Fail results when testing Label in Name issues using Axe-core 4.14.0

Debunking AI agent accessibility claims and solving AI alignment for accessibility

Dylan Barrell
October 21, 2026 By Dylan Barrell

There is a digital accessibility approach that gives us the best of both worlds: the reliability and predictability of rules-based testing and the velocity of AI-powered automation. By taking this approach, we can close the gap between presumed and actual accessibility.

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Deque named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Accessibility 

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October 9, 2026 By Deque Systems

Deque has been recognized as a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Digital Accessibility!

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How to test MCP Apps for accessibility, and why it matters

Harris Schneiderman
October 1, 2026 By Harris Schneiderman

MCP Apps are still new enough that whatever approaches we can establish now will be the ones that stick over the long term. Which means if we can get accessibility right at this stage, it will stay right as the ecosystem grows. This is how we can avoid introducing the same problems we've had to deal with across the rest of the web for so long.

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Intelligent automation and the new era of guided testing

Harris Schneiderman
September 21, 2026 By Harris Schneiderman

Automated IGTs run through the Axe MCP Server, which puts them inside the environment where code is being written, so a developer can run a guided test and get remediation guidance without leaving their editor.

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Interactive elements getting tested for accessibility by the AI in Axe DevTools extension

Axe-con 2027 registration is now open!

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September 17, 2026 By Deque Systems

Deque Systems announces that registration is now open for Axe-con, the world’s largest digital accessibility event, to be held virtually February 23-24, 2027.

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